Ironing-board.



A. B.' J. WEAVER. IRONING BOARD. APPLICATION FILED JUNE 23, 1910.

Patented Dec. 13, 1910.

arwb'z'm ARVIE E. J. WEAVER, OF BREWTON, ALABAMA.

IRONING-BOARD.

Specification of Letters Patent.

Application filed June 23, 1910.

Patented Dec. 13, 1910.

Serial No. 568,476.

To all whom it may concern:

Be it known that I, ARVIE E. J. WEAVER, a citizen of the United States, residing at Brewton, in the county of Escambia and State of Alabama, have invented certain new and useful Improvements in Ironing- Boards, of which the following is a specification.

This invention relates to improvements in ironing boards, and has for its object to provide a device of such character adapted for use in ironing large tubular articles, such as, skirts, etc., also small tubular articles like sleeves of garments.

Another object of the invention is to provide suitable means for supporting the ironing board in a. substantial manner, when ironing or placing the garments to be ironed.

A still further object is to provide a double board, one of which underlies and supports the other.

Other advantageous features of the invention will be fully understood from the following description and claims when taken in connection with the accompanying drawings, forming part of this specification, in which Figure 1 is a perspective view of the board constituting the preferred embodiment of the invention. Fig. 2 is a side elevation of a portion of the device, parts being shown in section. Fig. 3 is a perspective view of the sleeve board.

Similar numerals designate corresponding parts in all the views of the drawings.

Referring to the drawings, 1 designates an elongated base, preferably formed of metal, provided with a socket 2 at one end. A

stand 3, provided with an apertured collar- 4, is secured to the base 1 by screws or bolts passing through the feet of the legs of the stand into said base.

Rotatably mounted in the base 1 and supported by the stand 3, is a standard 5,which supports the ironing boards 6 and 7 said boards being removably connected to said standard 5 by a casting 8 secured to the underside of the board 7, said casting being provided with an angular seat in which is fitted the upper squared end of the standard. The two boards 6 and 7, which will be termed the main-board and the sleeve-board respectively, are constructed, relatively positioned, and secured together as follows The sleeve board is formed at one end with an extended base 9, approximately rectangular, curving gradually into a long, narrow extension 10, over which the sleeves of garments can he slipped, and the main board is formed of two leaves 11 and 12, joined together by the hinges 13, the leaf 12 being secured to the sleeve-board 7 Ordinarily the above described construc tion is suitable where light pressing is required, but in cases where heavy pressing is necessary, a supplemental support 14 is provided, the same having a metal base 15 with a stand 16 secured thereto, the base being preferably circular, and the stand being similar to the stand 3 above described, and secured to its base in a like manner and a vertical standard 17 provided with a cross support 18 having flanged edges.

From the foregoing description it is obvious, that when the board is in the position shown in Fig. l of the drawings, the utmost pressure can be placed thereon without danger of tilting, and when it is necessary to position a skirt or other tubular article upon the board, the same can be accomplished by lifting the free end of the board from the support 14, and slightly turning said free end to one side, when the article can be slipped upon the board and then be returned to the support. It will be observed, that when the free end of the board is disengaged from its support, the board is prevented from tilting by the elongated base 1.

The sleeve-board 7 extending beneath the main board 6, effectually helps to strengthen and support the latter, and when use 1s required of said sleeve-board, the main-board is thrown backward upon its hinges, thereby exposing said sleeve-board.

The leaf 12 being stationary is adapted as an iron-stand when the board is in use, as the lifting of the portion 11 will not interfere with its use for that purpose. It will be understood that the portion 12 can be eliminated by hinging the portion 11 directly to the lower board.

Having thus fully described the invention, what is claimed is 2-- A device of the character described, comprising an elongated base provided with a socket at one end, a stand having an apertured collar secured to said base, a standard In testimony whereof I aifix my signature having an angular1 upper enld rotaiiably in presence of two Witnesses. mounted in said 00 ar and soc :et, a s eeve T board having an integral extended base and IE WEAVER 5 an angular seat to engage the angular end Witnesses:

of the standard, and a main-board hinged C. E. WEAVER, to the extended base of said sleeve-board. C. C. BROOKS. 

